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Yìn (surname)

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Yìn
Stroke order of the 印 character
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYìn
Wade–GilesYin4
IPA[în]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingJan3
Southern Min
Hokkien POJÌn
Middle Chinese
Middle Chinese/ʔiɪnH/

Yin (印) is a Chinese surname meaning "stamp" or "seal".[1][2] According to a 2013 study, it was the 355th most common name in China; it was shared by 121,000 people, or 0.0091% of the population, with the province with the most people being Jiangsu.[3] It is the 265th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[4]

Origins

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The surname originates with Zi Yin (子印), the courtesy name of Lun, son of Duke Mu of Zheng (ruled 627–606 BC).[5]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
  2. ^ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  3. ^ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
  4. ^ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
  5. ^ "Yin Name Meaning & Yin Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.